The Holland Land Office welcomes back as its next presenter in its Guest Speaker Series on Thursday, July 18th at 7 pm, Joyce Thompson-Hovey. She will be presenting "The Baker Boys of Stafford," about the incredible lives of Colonel Lafayette Baker and his brother Captain Calvin Baker, who were both spies for the Union and […]

Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series, presented by David Reilly. Since 2018 Dave Reilly has been writing stories for The Batavian about growing up in Batavia in the 1950s and ‘60s. He combined 20 of these stories into a book called “Small Town Talk”. […]

Every third Saturday at the museum come from 11 am-12 pm to participate in a workshop to help you preserve, create, or research your history! On July 20th, come and learn how to preserve and store your family’s photos and photo albums at home! Our curator Tyler Angora will teach you tips and tricks on […]

The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of its Guest Speaker Series. On Wednesday, July 24th at 7 pm, the museum welcomes back Kevin Pawlak, who is the Historic Site Manager for the Prince William County Historic Preservation Division and works as a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Antietam National Battlefield. […]

Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Java with Joe series on Thursday, July 25th at 10 am. Listen to our curator, Tyler Angora, talk about some of the most famous women who came out of the American Civil War. Women played a larger role in the American […]

Bring the kids by the Holland Land Office Museum for our new History Storytime for Summer 2024. On Saturday, July 27th at 11 am Joyce Thompson-Hovey will be sharing life in the "Early Schools of the 1800s." It covers not only the role of the student and teachers during this period but also what school […]

The museum is extending its hours every first Wednesday of the month until 8 PM! You will get personal tours from staff and volunteers, meaning you will get a more in-depth history of Batavia and Genesee County! You also may be able to go upstairs, if you are able and want to! Admission: $5 for […]

Join the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Trivia Night @ the Museum on Thursday, August 8th at 7 pm. This month trivia will be held at GO Art! located at 201 E. Main St. in Batavia. You can even get a drink at their Tavern 2.o.1. In honor of the […]

Due to popular demand for varying times in our presentation/program times! HLOM staff with be giving presentations every second Saturday of the month from 11 am to 12pm! Holland Land Office Museum curator, Tyler Angora, will be presenting on Saturday, August 10 at 11 am on "19th-Century Weddings," which he did a few months ago […]

Bring the kids by the Holland Land Office Museum for our new History Story time for Summer 2024. On Saturday, August 17th at 11 am Joyce Thompson-Hovey will be sharing the fun topic of Civil War Mascots & Pets. For this presentation the speaker comes in Civil War Union uniform and explains what the average […]

Come and learn the first steps to create a Family Tree on Saturday, August 17 from 2 - 3 pm!! In partnership with the Genesee Area Genealogists! This is the first part of a two-part program to learn how to begin creating a family tree, which can be daunting if you do not know where […]

Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for a special edition of our Java with Joe E. morning presentation series on Thursday, August 22 at 9 am. Erica Wanecski will be sharing how the world and Western New York changed throughout the decade of the 1980s. Admission is free with coffee and cookies. Please […]